New variety of seedless Chilean mandarin

(Agraria.pe) Johanna Mártiz, a researcher at the Catholic University and leader of the Citrus Genetic Improvement Program, has presented Isabelina, a new variety of mandarin that promises to transform the citrus sector in Chile. Developed after seventeen years of research, Isabelina is characterized by being easy to peel, not containing seeds and not requiring anti-pollinating nets, characteristics highly valued by both consumers and producers. The context of the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the consumption of citrus fruits, noted for their high vitamin C content. In this scenario, the objective of the program led by Mártiz has been to meet the growing demand and differentiate its products in a highly competitive market. Isabelina, the result of this effort, is derived from the Oronules clementine variety, but introduces the significant advantage of not generating seeds even in the presence of pollen from other citrus fruits. The new variety, which already has provisional ...